# alef
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑː.lɛf/

### Noun

alef (plural alefs)
* Alternative form of aleph

#### Derived terms

* alef null
* alef zero

### Anagrams

* Lafe, Leaf, feal, flea, leaf

## Catalan
### Noun

alef f (plural alefs)
* the Hebrew letter א

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑlef/, [ˈɑ̝le̞f]
* Rhymes: -ɑlef
* Hyphenation: alef

### Noun

alef
* aleph (first letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of alef (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alefini
alefini
accusative
nom.
alefini
alefini
gen.
alefini
genitive
alefini
alefieni
partitive
alefiani
alefejani
inessive
alefissani
alefeissani
elative
alefistani
alefeistani
illative
alefiini
alefeihini
adessive
alefillani
alefeillani
ablative
alefiltani
alefeiltani
allative
alefilleni
alefeilleni
essive
alefinani
alefeinani
translative
alefikseni
alefeikseni
abessive
alefittani
alefeittani
instructive
comitative
—alefeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alefisi
alefisi
accusative
nom.
alefisi
alefisi
gen.
alefisi
genitive
alefisi
alefiesi
partitive
alefiasi
alefejasi
inessive
alefissasi
alefeissasi
elative
alefistasi
alefeistasi
illative
alefiisi
alefeihisi
adessive
alefillasi
alefeillasi
ablative
alefiltasi
alefeiltasi
allative
alefillesi
alefeillesi
essive
alefinasi
alefeinasi
translative
alefiksesi
alefeiksesi
abessive
alefittasi
alefeittasi
instructive
comitative
—alefeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alefimme
alefimme
accusative
nom.
alefimme
alefimme
gen.
alefimme
genitive
alefimme
alefiemme
partitive
alefiamme
alefejamme
inessive
alefissamme
alefeissamme
elative
alefistamme
alefeistamme
illative
alefiimme
alefeihimme
adessive
alefillamme
alefeillamme
ablative
alefiltamme
alefeiltamme
allative
alefillemme
alefeillemme
essive
alefinamme
alefeinamme
translative
alefiksemme
alefeiksemme
abessive
alefittamme
alefeittamme
instructive
comitative
—alefeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alefinne
alefinne
accusative
nom.
alefinne
alefinne
gen.
alefinne
genitive
alefinne
alefienne
partitive
alefianne
alefejanne
inessive
alefissanne
alefeissanne
elative
alefistanne
alefeistanne
illative
alefiinne
alefeihinne
adessive
alefillanne
alefeillanne
ablative
alefiltanne
alefeiltanne
allative
alefillenne
alefeillenne
essive
alefinanne
alefeinanne
translative
alefiksenne
alefeiksenne
abessive
alefittanne
alefeittanne
instructive
comitative
—alefeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
alefinsa
alefinsa
accusative
nom.
alefinsa
alefinsa
gen.
alefinsa
genitive
alefinsa
alefiensa
partitive
alefiaan alefiansa
alefejaan alefejansa
inessive
alefissaan alefissansa
alefeissaan alefeissansa
elative
alefistaan alefistansa
alefeistaan alefeistansa
illative
alefiinsa
alefeihinsa
adessive
alefillaan alefillansa
alefeillaan alefeillansa
ablative
alefiltaan alefiltansa
alefeiltaan alefeiltansa
allative
alefilleen alefillensa
alefeilleen alefeillensa
essive
alefinaan alefinansa
alefeinaan alefeinansa
translative
alefikseen alefiksensa
alefeikseen alefeiksensa
abessive
alefittaan alefittansa
alefeittaan alefeittansa
instructive
comitative
—alefeineen alefeinensa :

## Italian
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew אָלֶ״ף (ālep̄).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.lef/
* Rhymes: -alef
* Hyphenation: à‧lef

### Noun

alef m (invariable)
* aleph, specifically:
** the name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤀
** the name of the Hebrew-script letter א

#### Related terms

* alfa

### Anagrams

* alfe

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* álef, aleph

### Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אלף. Doublet of alfa.

### Noun

alef m (plural alefs)
* aleph (first letter of the Hebrew alphabet)

## Spanish
### Noun

alef m (plural alefs)
* Alternative form of álef